I was recently contacted by Sarah Beth at Pen Chalet who asked me to swatch test a small batch of Tono & Lims fountain pen inks. Tono & Lims is a Japanese fountain pen ink […]
Experimenting with fountain pen ink to further its creative potential for use within the visual arts.
Category: swatch test
Ferris Wheel Press swatch testing SUMMER 2025
Ferris Wheel Press (FWP) is a design and stationery company based in Markham, Ontario, Canada, and have been creating high-end stationery and fountain pen inks for more than ten years. Just over two years […]
Ferris Wheel Press swatch testing December to April 2025
Ferris Wheel Press (FWP) is a design and stationery company based in Markham, Ontario, Canada, and have been creating high-end stationery and fountain pen inks for more than ten years. Just over two years ago […]
Starry Ink: Mood Tail, Cold Brew and Sodapop Inks Review
Starry Ink are an ink lab working out of Shanghai, China. Established in 2016 they currently have three collections of ink: Mood Tail, Cold Brew and Sodapop. In 2004 they won a Good Design Award […]
A Brief Review of the Diamine Inkvent Calendar 2024
Huge thanks to Diamine for producing yet another wonderful Inkvent Calendar (The Black Edition). Personally, I think it’s been the best yet, and a real joy to engage with. Plus it’s been great to see […]
Ferris Wheel Press swatch testing 2024
Ferris Wheel Press (FWP) is a design and stationery company based in Markham, Ontario, Canada, and have been creating high-end stationery and fountain pen inks for more than ten years. Just over two years ago […]
Diamine Inkvent Calendars – the perfect portal to a magical world of fountain pen ink
It’s strange to think that this year’s black edition Inkvent Calendar will be the fifth one that Diamine has released since 2019. And with 25 unique inks in each one, that’s 125 fountain pen inks […]
Jacques Herbin Les Couleurs de Paris
Jacques Herbin is one of the stationery sector’s more notable characters. He started his sealing wax business in Paris in the latter part of the seventeenth century and his world famous brand continues to this […]
Jacques Herbin Turquoise de Perse
Lawrence Savage at Exaclair very kindly sent me a sample of Turquoise de Perse to test. This is another great addition to the exclusive Jacques Herbin 1670 shimmer range. Turquoise de Perse is a vivid […]
Two more Diamine Exclusives for Art from the Heart
Introducing Arthur Job and Ooh Betty’s – two more Diamine exclusives produced for online UK stationers Art from the Heart which have just been released. The bottom alphabet is a blend of the 2 inks […]
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